Monday, April 30, 2012

Robert Miles Parker

Artist and preservationist -- via the New York Times.


Hugo Fiorato

Long-time conductor for the New York City Ballet -- via the New York Times.


Irving Millman

Microbiologist -- via the New York Times. He helped develop the vaccine for hepatitis B, as well as a test for it.

Pete Fornatale

Visionary, pioneer radio dj -- via the New York Times. He invented a new way of listening to radio, and music, crafting long thematic sets of wildly varied musics; playing entire albums; and generally created the "FM sound."

Ernest Callenbach

Writer, editor and futurist -- via the New York Times. His fiction and non-fiction writing on "ecotopias" predicted and called for many of the ideas used in sustainable, selective-tech living today -- recycling, solar power, legalized marijuana, local organic food growth, etc.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Bill "Moose" Skowron

Stellar first baseman -- via the New York Daily News. An eight-time All-Star and a member of five World Series-winning teams -- he hit 211 homers during the course of his career.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Paul Bogart aka Paul Bogoff

Emmy-winning television and film director -- via the New York Times. A master of live television and the situation comedy; also directed one of my favorite filmed performances of all time, Hal Holbrook's "Mark Twain Tonight!"



Dom Valentino

Sportscaster -- via the New York Times.

Anne Drew

Filmmaker -- via IndieWire.

Herbert Maurice William 'Bert' Weedon

Guitarist -- via the BBC.

Jack Ashley aka Lord Ashley

Politician who actually did good things! -- via the Independent.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Howard Mansfield III: "When no one comes to mourn"

Great story by Melanie Creamer about one man who had no mourners, no obituary and no headstone -- via the Portland Press-Herald.


Grant Tilly

Actor -- via stuff.co.nz.

Barry Cahill

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.


Ritchie Teeter

Rock drummer -- via Dangerous Minds. He played most notably with The Dictators and Twisted Sister.

Karyn Kay

Teacher, writer and filmmaker -- via CBS News.

David Holtzman

Gay activist -- via vancouverdesi.com.